"It’s going to be great for me to have the opportunity to take a different approach. I think this team needs to be more of an up-tempo-type team. We have a great leader in Jason Kidd that I have to give the ball to and let him run the team, which I’ve done with some of the point guards I’ve had in the past. I think there will be a real premium on using the space on the floor and being a real good movement team, but not forgetting about the importance of the defensive end. That’s one of the really important things Avery did in his time here was establish a defensive disposition and commitment. And that’s certainly one of the reasons they’ve had the level of success they’ve had."
"Those are the kinds of things I’m excited about because it’s new territory for me. I’ve done some of that with the teams I’ve been with, but I see this team as one that has to play with momentum offensively, has to play with a lot of movement, and we have to be passionate and vigilant about the defensive end as well."
"We were talking about some stuff that Bird used to do when he played that I thought would translate well to his game. Just some footwork stuff and leverage stuff. There’s no question that Dirk Nowitzki is a big attraction to this job and having played with Larry during his absolute prime, which was ’85-86-87, Dirk right now is about at the age Larry was when I was first with him in Boston. Dirk has a lot of great basketball left. The similarities between those two guys are striking on the one hand, and yet there are some things that Dirk can add to his game to make it a little more efficient at times."
"We need him [Josh Howard] to be one of the best all-around players in the Western Conference for us to be as good as we can be. I’ve had a chance to visit with him on the phone a little bit. We’re going to get together in the next couple days when I’m down there and we’ll talk some more about it. He’s one of those guys that because of his size, length, quickness, agility and skill that is really important to what you do offensively. I just also believe that he has to be one of our best defensive players."
"The things that have always been important to me are unselfishness at the offensive end, hard play and a commitment defensively. Our challenge is to be able to play with a flow on offense and still maintain possession-style mentality defensively. The teams that can do that well are teams that can play at different speeds and are teams that play a style of basketball that’s fun to watch, coach and play. That’s what we’re looking it. That’s our mission statement."
http://www.nba.com/mavericks/news/Carlisle_QA_051208.html
Naja, hört sich schon so an, als hätten sie sich ausführlich über Kidd und Josh unterhalten.
Dieses Interview klingt meiner Meinung nach sehr vielversprechend --> alle Probleme, die auch wir immer wieder angesprochen haben, hat er erwähnt.
"Those are the kinds of things I’m excited about because it’s new territory for me. I’ve done some of that with the teams I’ve been with, but I see this team as one that has to play with momentum offensively, has to play with a lot of movement, and we have to be passionate and vigilant about the defensive end as well."
"We were talking about some stuff that Bird used to do when he played that I thought would translate well to his game. Just some footwork stuff and leverage stuff. There’s no question that Dirk Nowitzki is a big attraction to this job and having played with Larry during his absolute prime, which was ’85-86-87, Dirk right now is about at the age Larry was when I was first with him in Boston. Dirk has a lot of great basketball left. The similarities between those two guys are striking on the one hand, and yet there are some things that Dirk can add to his game to make it a little more efficient at times."
"We need him [Josh Howard] to be one of the best all-around players in the Western Conference for us to be as good as we can be. I’ve had a chance to visit with him on the phone a little bit. We’re going to get together in the next couple days when I’m down there and we’ll talk some more about it. He’s one of those guys that because of his size, length, quickness, agility and skill that is really important to what you do offensively. I just also believe that he has to be one of our best defensive players."
"The things that have always been important to me are unselfishness at the offensive end, hard play and a commitment defensively. Our challenge is to be able to play with a flow on offense and still maintain possession-style mentality defensively. The teams that can do that well are teams that can play at different speeds and are teams that play a style of basketball that’s fun to watch, coach and play. That’s what we’re looking it. That’s our mission statement."
http://www.nba.com/mavericks/news/Carlisle_QA_051208.html
Naja, hört sich schon so an, als hätten sie sich ausführlich über Kidd und Josh unterhalten.
Dieses Interview klingt meiner Meinung nach sehr vielversprechend --> alle Probleme, die auch wir immer wieder angesprochen haben, hat er erwähnt.
crazy: ) in der RS 07/08 wieder verbessert und das obwohl er nur meist miserable entscheidungen getroffen hat.